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Semicomatose

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semicomatose
[-kō′mətōs]
Etymology: L, semi, half; Gk, koma, deep sleep
pertaining to a condition of stupor from which a patient can be aroused. See also coma, Glasgow Coma Scale.

Semicomatose
Relating to a state in which a patient is unresponsive unless shaken

semicomatose
Neurology adjective Relating to a state in which a Pt is unresponsive unless shaken, not stirred. See Comatose.


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The uncles say they are having problems acquiring specialized care for Nawaf, who is in a semicomatose state where he becomes conscious from time to time.
She was now semicomatose, and that night we knew for sure that we had lost her.
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